Control of Cyprus would give Richard I an extremely valuable strategic base to launch further Crusade operations. The English army engaged the Cypriots on the shores of Limassol with English archers and heavily armoured knights. Komnenos and the remainder of the army escaped to the hills at nightfall, but Richard I and his troops tracked him down and raided his camp before dawn. Komnenos escaped again with a small number of men. The next day, many Cypriot nobles came to Richard I to swear fealty.

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